Pawk Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Pawk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pawk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Pawk Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pawk Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pawk is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pawk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Pawk live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 58 percent reside, New York, where 21 percent reside and Indiana, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Pawk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pawk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pawk surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pawk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pawk surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Pawk earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pawkh894/
Pawks893/
Pawke892/
Pawhk891/
Peawek801/
Pafk7541/
Powk754/
Pavk752/
Pawc751/
Pawq751/
Pavkh6728/
Phawg672/
Pawgh672/
Pavhk671/
Pavke671/
Pafke671/
Powke670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pawk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis